I am thrilled to announce that the manuscript for my upcoming two-volume philosophical thriller is officially complete:
📖 Chetan Sampat’s Tryst with the Timeless Panchatantra
Subtitle: A Novel of Strategy and Philosophical Fiction
Series: Ancient Scriptures – Modern Thoughts
Scope: Volume 1 (~72,500 words) | Volume 2 (~78,200 words)
Genre: Philosophical Fiction / Strategic Thriller
The Premise:
Set against the competitive, high-stakes corridors of modern Delhi, eighteen-year-old UPSC aspirant Chetan Sampat – the son of an honest taxi driver and a municipal clerk – relies on quiet discipline and sharp leverage to carve his future.
Alongside fellow aspirant Malini Mishra, his drive catches the attention of two opposing forces: Jeevan, the reckless scion of a political dynasty who believes power can buy or break anyone, and Professor Moudgil, an enigmatic visiting scholar from UC Berkeley.
Through Moudgil, the ancient Panchatantra is stripped of its innocent folklore veneer and revealed for what Acharya Vishnu Sharma truly intended: an uncompromising blueprint of psychological warfare, corporate statecraft, and realpolitik.
When campus tensions escalate into corporate extortion, political vendettas, and asymmetric conflict, Chetan and Malini must apply the five Tantras (Mitra-bheda, Mitra-samprapti, and beyond) to outmanoeuvre brute power without compromising their dharma.
Millennia may pass, empires may shift, but the chessboard of human ambition remains identical.
To literary agents, publishers, and fellow thinkers: the board is set. More updates on publication and release dates coming soon!
Which classic text do you think holds the sharpest lessons for today’s leadership and corporate strategy? I would love to hear your thoughts below.
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